St. Augustine Catholic High School
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| St. Augustine Catholic High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2188 Rodick Road Markham, Ontario, L6C 1S3, Canada |
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| Information | |
| School board | York Catholic District School Board |
| Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic |
| Superintendent | Mary Cosentino |
| Area trustee | Carol Cotton, Frank Alexander |
| Principal | Mr. Ron Crocco |
| School type | High school |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Language | English |
| Colours | Maroon, gold , blue |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Enrollment | 1112 (2006-2007) |
| Homepage | http://www.staugustinechs.ca |
St. Augustine Catholic High School opened in 2001. This Roman Catholic high school, located in Markham, Ontario, is a technologically oriented school and is part of the York Catholic District School Board. In 2007 it had an enrollment of over 1100 students and 60 faculty members.
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[edit] Curriculum
Studies include: math, language studies, Canadian and world studies, technology, arts, chaplaincy, religion, business, and science. The language studies department encompasses both English and French studies.
[edit] School Clubs/ Teams
Student-run councils and clubs, are School Teams, Student Council, Athletic Council, DECA, OSAID, Matt 25, and HEART. The following is a description of some of the councils and their mandate.
[edit] Student Council
[edit] Drama Council
St. Augustine has a performing arts council.
[edit] Athletic Council
Represents the school's sports teams. This council is responsible for hosting Pep Rallies and Athletic Banquet, an event for all school team members. In addition, they actively participate in fund raising for events outside of school, which involve team travel. Athletic Council executive is selected by the school administration.
[edit] Matt 25 Social Justice Council
Matt 25 informs the student body of global or local issues they feel need social justice. It attempt to involve St. Augustine's students in making a difference and 'be the change'. Matt 25 runs events such as Let's Just Love Week, Get a Share out of Kicking, Fight the Feeling and Social Justice Awareness Week. Let's Just Love Week works to bring love and respect into the student body over Valentine's week. SJAW, the council's culminating event, focuses in on global social injustice issues. In 2008 it is planned that SJAW will address these issues on a continental scale, having events held for five continents on a different day of the week.
[edit] DECA@SACHS
An Affiliated Council of DECA Ontario. DECA@SACHS is a business oriented council, where members participate in fund raising and apply their business skills to real life situations. A cornerstone of this council is the heavy emphasis placed on role plays. These are scenarios, similar to an improvised scene, where the student takes on the role of an employee/ manager in a store, dealing with business related matters. As a member of DECA Ontario, DECA@SACHS attends the Ontario Provincials, which are a competition where DECA students from all over Ontario demonstrate their Business Skills in role plays. This year, several students placed within the top 20 for events in their categories.[citation needed]
DECA was established in the 2002-2003 school year. Membership is 50 students in the 2006-2007 school year.
[edit] OSAID
An anti-drunk driving initiative which is found across the province of Ontario, aimed primarily at youth involvement in combatting impaired driving. This Council encourages the student population to practice responsible drinking and never to drive while under the influence of alcohol. OSAID regularly holds Anti-Drinking activities, such as a Chain of Hope, or stage events. The Council has also initiated a charity Fashion Show, which will be the first such event held at St. Augustine.
[edit] Mock Trial
The St. Augustine Mocktrial team won the York Region Judge's Cup and advanced to Final Round of the OBA Provincial Mocktrial Tournament this year.
In 2007, the team moved into the Final Round of the Ontario Bar Association Provincial Championships.[citation needed]
[edit] Reach for the Top
A Trivia Based Competitive Team which has participated in regional competitions. The Reach team is composed of four different teams. The Senior Competitive Team represents St. Augustine at the Senior Division and the Junior Competitive Team competes at the Intermediate level. Other than these two competitive teams, there are also practice teams at both levels of competition.
[edit] STAND
"Students Taking Action Now: Darfur" is a club that promotes awareness about the tragedies of the genocide currently taking place in Darfur.
[edit] Other Clubs/Activities/Councils
- Africa/HEART Project
- Anti-Bullying Committee
- Anime Club
- Archery Club
- Art Portfolio Workshop
- Arts and Athletic Camp
- Arts Council
- Astronomy Club
- Aventis Biotech Challenge/Science Olympics and other science initiatives
- Break Out
- Chaplaincy Council
- Chess Club
- Choir
- Creative Writing Club (Literary Journal)
- Dance Club/Step Team
- E-place Committee/Technology
- E-Team (Environmental Club)
- Harry Potter Club
- H.O.P.E
- Improv Guild of St. Augustine
- Liturgical Band
- Mentoring
- Outdoors Club
- PA Equipment
- Philosophy Club
- Red Maple/White Pine Reading/Read and Feed
- Ski Club
- SIT (Students in Technology)
- Student Technology Club
- Titan Times Newspaper
- Ultimate Frisbee Club
- Yearbook
[edit] Sports Teams
[edit] Male Teams
Junior and Senior Hockey
Junior and Senior Basketball
Junior and Senior Volleyball
Junior and Senior Golf
Junior and Senior Rugby
Indoor and Outdoor Soccer
Varsity Baseball
Varsity Cricket team
Track
Junior and Senior Badminton
Skiing and Snowboarding
[edit] Female/Other Teams
Junior and Senior Basketball
Junior and Senior Volleyball
Varsity Golf
Varsity Hockey
Varsity Slo-Pitch
Indoor and Outdoor Soccer
Varsity Rugby
[edit] Coed
Varsity Ultimate Frisbee
Varsity Baseball Team Varsity Ski Club
Varsity Ski Team
Varsity Extreme Dance
Varsity Cross Country
Varsity Track and Field
Varsity Archery
Varsity Dragon Boat
Varsity Table Tennis
Junior and Senior Badminton
[edit] Elementary Feeder Schools
- All Saints Catholic Elementary School
- St. Justin Martyr Catholic Elementary School
- St. Monica Catholic Elementary School
- Blessed John XXIII Catholic Elementary School
- St. Matthew Catholic Elementary School
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] Gallery
 This is a photo taken near the front door of the school in November 2006. |
 This is an overall picture of the school taken near Rodick Road Parking Lot Entrance |
[edit] External links
- http://www.staugustinechs.ca
- Official LiveJournal Community
- YOURSAC.COM - Student Administrative Council website
